This is why the Department of Energy's announcement of a national definition of a zero-emissions building is so important. When there is pressure for CRE property owners to reduce greenhouse gas ...

ATLANTA — ASHRAE is applauding the recent release from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the first part of a standardized, verifiable basis for defining a zero-emissions building.. The “National ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building to advance public and private sector efforts to decarbonize the buildings sector. The definition is ...

ATLANTA, GA — ASHRAE is applauding the US Department of Energy’s release of a standardized, verifiable basis for defining a zero emissions building. The National Definition of a Zero Emissions ...

U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters, the Forrestal Building, in Washington, D.C. (Payton Chung/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) The new definition was shepherded by DOE secretary Jennifer M. Granholm ...

Now the U.S. Department of Energy has issued a draft definition for the term "Zero Emissions Buildings" (ZEB) that is intended to clarify the matter.

A leader in home-energy efficiency certification, Pearl will incorporate the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero-Emissions Definition into its Certification standards. Pearl is now working with ...

A truly “zero-emission” building is actually harder to define than it may first appear. Currently, the global green standard is generally considered Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...

For now, these kinds of net-zero energy buildings are the exception rather than the norm. But the design firm behind Building 48 is hoping to change that.